silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 年前The world's corporations produce so much climate change pollution, it could eat up about 44% of their profits if they had to pay damages for itphys.orgexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1684cross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.ee
arrow-up1684external-linkThe world's corporations produce so much climate change pollution, it could eat up about 44% of their profits if they had to pay damages for itphys.orgsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 年前message-square80fedilinkcross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.ee
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up67·edit-23 年前Huh that’s very reasonable actually. Generous even. Now let’s see what they can pay workers.
minus-squareRozaŭtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up20·edit-23 年前As little as they can get away with. And then they’ll brag about record profits.
minus-squareNightAuthor@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 年前Yeah, I was thinking… only of their profits? So they can afford to still make a shitload of money and not put out all that pollution?
minus-squareDenvillinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 年前I mean this is paying for damages, not fixing the pollution
minus-squaresquiblet@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 年前I’d like to see a calculation for that. It seems expenses to be more careful would be comparable, but who knows.
Huh that’s very reasonable actually. Generous even. Now let’s see what they can pay workers.
As little as they can get away with. And then they’ll brag about record profits.
Yeah, I was thinking… only of their profits? So they can afford to still make a shitload of money and not put out all that pollution?
I mean this is paying for damages, not fixing the pollution
I’d like to see a calculation for that. It seems expenses to be more careful would be comparable, but who knows.